*To keep me motivated and working through editing my temple pictures, I'm going to post a favorite temple photo each Sunday. Please let me know if you have questions about the images or if you would like links to see more.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
I love to see the temple...
*To keep me motivated and working through editing my temple pictures, I'm going to post a favorite temple photo each Sunday. Please let me know if you have questions about the images or if you would like links to see more.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
SYTYCD - Top 18 Performance/Results Show
First, a Top 20 Recap -
Intro Show:
They really need to do this every season. I loved it. The Wade Robson dance that opened the show was so fantastic that the rest of the show was almost a letdown.
Billy Bell is a glorious dancer. Glorious. And I loved this contemporary piece by Mandy Moore. So joyful, so fun. I'm glad to have seen Billy in such a great piece before he got sick.
I also liked the ballroom piece. I don't like Ashleigh very much at this point. People are going to vote her off if she keeps telling the audience that Ryan is HER man when they cheer for him. I'm just sayin'...
The rest of the pieces...meh.
Top 20 Performance/Results Show:
- No, Cat, I do not like the new set. And I don't like your dress much tonight either.
- I love Russell.
- I LOVE Adam Shankman. He gives great critiques, he's funny and even when he's being critical, he's giving them something to improve on.
- I also love Ryan.
- Mollie, Ashleigh...not so much. If they dance well, I'll vote for them because they are Utah girls, but that's the only reason.
- I love, love, LOVE Jakob.
Top 18 Performance/Results Show:
- Cat's dress and hair were fabulous. Cat, you're so pretty!
- Billy Bell can start at the Top 100, and Brandon can re-audition again if he wants. I think that's fair.
Russell & Noelle - Hip Hop
Tennis!?! Yes! Okay. I loved that. They even switched sides mid-dance. Not sure what happened to Noelle's arial near the end. That was frightful.
Ashleigh & Jacob - Viennese Waltz
I think this may be my favorite waltz I've ever seen. Love the concept. Love the dancers. That was beautiful. Ashleigh is still a little presentational for me. I know that comes from the Latin ballroom stuff. I hope she can break through it. Never heard a judge give notes to the choreographers like Adam did. Needed to be said though.
Victor & Bianca - Broadway
This song is from "The Color Purple" and I'm not sure if it's going to work. It didn't. Victor is lame. And that was kind of boring for me. And I'm glad Adam mentioned Alvin Ailey's "Revelations," as I think Tyce may have been heavily inspired by (or may have actually lifted) some sections of that piece. I could be wrong. I've only seen "Revelations" a couple times.
Mollie & Nathan - Bollywood
I don't think Mollie should be allowed to speak. I much prefer when she just dances. she makes me a little crazy. Okay. That dance was awesome. I don't always love the Bollywood and I really liked that.
Channing & Phillip - Samba
Okay, I know nothing about ballroom, but I'm pretty sure Mary's going to say something about Channing and the hip action stuff. She's still a bit stiff. And STRUGGLES on some of the lifts. Awkward ending.
Kevin & Karen - Hip Hop
That was a fun routine. Adam falling out of his chair made me howl out loud. That was hilarious. But again, Cat's "Big, old drama queen" comment that was completely missed was even more funny.
Legacy & Kathryn - Contemporary
I'm worried that this will be a little like Mia's addiction dance. I love Stacey Tookey though. I liked that a lot, actually. Like that she faced the fear and conquered it at the end. That was great. Really, great. Raves from the judges. A double positive from Mary!
Peter & Pauline - Jazz
Wade & Amanda Robson! Yes! What an awesome concept. I hope it's cool. That was fun. I love that Wade's pieces are a whole experience. Props, costumes, everything.
Ryan & Ellenore - Argentine Tango
I'm pretty sure this is going to be awesome. Ummm...yes. And how awesome is Ellenore for dancing with her dress caught on her heel and never missing a step.
Bottom Four:
Noelle
Victor
Bianca
Phillip
Bianca is going home. I'm kind of surprised by that one. All the kids look devastated. And Phillip too. Two tappers. I didn't think Nigel would let that happen in the same night. Those are the two eliminations I would have made based on their dances and solos tonight. I think Bianca in particular was hurt by people not getting to vote because of the World Series. It's a little unfair, really. The judges still choose at the beginning, so she may have gone home depending on votes, but I think she had a pretty solid following.
But I digress...
We get to vote next week. Hurray!
Intro Show:
They really need to do this every season. I loved it. The Wade Robson dance that opened the show was so fantastic that the rest of the show was almost a letdown.
Billy Bell is a glorious dancer. Glorious. And I loved this contemporary piece by Mandy Moore. So joyful, so fun. I'm glad to have seen Billy in such a great piece before he got sick.
I also liked the ballroom piece. I don't like Ashleigh very much at this point. People are going to vote her off if she keeps telling the audience that Ryan is HER man when they cheer for him. I'm just sayin'...
The rest of the pieces...meh.
Top 20 Performance/Results Show:
- No, Cat, I do not like the new set. And I don't like your dress much tonight either.
- I love Russell.
- I LOVE Adam Shankman. He gives great critiques, he's funny and even when he's being critical, he's giving them something to improve on.
- I also love Ryan.
- Mollie, Ashleigh...not so much. If they dance well, I'll vote for them because they are Utah girls, but that's the only reason.
- I love, love, LOVE Jakob.
Top 18 Performance/Results Show:
- Cat's dress and hair were fabulous. Cat, you're so pretty!
- Billy Bell can start at the Top 100, and Brandon can re-audition again if he wants. I think that's fair.
Russell & Noelle - Hip Hop
Tennis!?! Yes! Okay. I loved that. They even switched sides mid-dance. Not sure what happened to Noelle's arial near the end. That was frightful.
Ashleigh & Jacob - Viennese Waltz
I think this may be my favorite waltz I've ever seen. Love the concept. Love the dancers. That was beautiful. Ashleigh is still a little presentational for me. I know that comes from the Latin ballroom stuff. I hope she can break through it. Never heard a judge give notes to the choreographers like Adam did. Needed to be said though.
Victor & Bianca - Broadway
This song is from "The Color Purple" and I'm not sure if it's going to work. It didn't. Victor is lame. And that was kind of boring for me. And I'm glad Adam mentioned Alvin Ailey's "Revelations," as I think Tyce may have been heavily inspired by (or may have actually lifted) some sections of that piece. I could be wrong. I've only seen "Revelations" a couple times.
Mollie & Nathan - Bollywood
I don't think Mollie should be allowed to speak. I much prefer when she just dances. she makes me a little crazy. Okay. That dance was awesome. I don't always love the Bollywood and I really liked that.
Channing & Phillip - Samba
Okay, I know nothing about ballroom, but I'm pretty sure Mary's going to say something about Channing and the hip action stuff. She's still a bit stiff. And STRUGGLES on some of the lifts. Awkward ending.
Kevin & Karen - Hip Hop
That was a fun routine. Adam falling out of his chair made me howl out loud. That was hilarious. But again, Cat's "Big, old drama queen" comment that was completely missed was even more funny.
Legacy & Kathryn - Contemporary
I'm worried that this will be a little like Mia's addiction dance. I love Stacey Tookey though. I liked that a lot, actually. Like that she faced the fear and conquered it at the end. That was great. Really, great. Raves from the judges. A double positive from Mary!
Peter & Pauline - Jazz
Wade & Amanda Robson! Yes! What an awesome concept. I hope it's cool. That was fun. I love that Wade's pieces are a whole experience. Props, costumes, everything.
Ryan & Ellenore - Argentine Tango
I'm pretty sure this is going to be awesome. Ummm...yes. And how awesome is Ellenore for dancing with her dress caught on her heel and never missing a step.
Bottom Four:
Noelle
Victor
Bianca
Phillip
Bianca is going home. I'm kind of surprised by that one. All the kids look devastated. And Phillip too. Two tappers. I didn't think Nigel would let that happen in the same night. Those are the two eliminations I would have made based on their dances and solos tonight. I think Bianca in particular was hurt by people not getting to vote because of the World Series. It's a little unfair, really. The judges still choose at the beginning, so she may have gone home depending on votes, but I think she had a pretty solid following.
But I digress...
We get to vote next week. Hurray!
He's Gifted
We figured he'd enjoy music, since both Diggity and I love it so much, but we never expected this...
*grin*
*grin*
Monday, November 2, 2009
Random SYTYCD Thought
Whitney and I were talking yesterday about how we're not quite as into SYTYCD right now as we usually are. We wondered if they just came back for a new season too soon. Too much of a good thing, perhaps? Personally, I'm pretty busy in the fall and just get settled down enough to watch American Idol when it comes back. And by the time SYTYCD rolls around again for summer, I'm so ready to watch it and so excited it's back. Right now, I feel like I want to watch, but I don't really have the time to watch it live or even on the same night it airs.
Though if you're a fan of the show or have already seen the tour, check out this video.
SYTYCD Tour - Halloween Night Finale
It's become a bit of a tradition to do a Halloween themed final number on the tour. I love it.
Though if you're a fan of the show or have already seen the tour, check out this video.
SYTYCD Tour - Halloween Night Finale
It's become a bit of a tradition to do a Halloween themed final number on the tour. I love it.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
I'm really here....
I promise.
I loved SYTYCD. Sad about Billy. Hoping to do a full post later.
It's been busy round these parts.
We took a trip to the other side of the world.
I'll post some more pictures of that soon.
Then I took another awesome trip to Kansas City that I can't wait to write about.
And I've been taking pictures.
Lots and lots.
Pictures for me, pictures of G-Man, and pictures of wonderful people that I feel so fortunate to be meeting. You can check out my photography blog if you want to see the wonderful people.
For now, I need some sleep. But I promise I'll be here more often.
Especially since we have another season of SYTYCD to enjoy together.
I loved SYTYCD. Sad about Billy. Hoping to do a full post later.
It's been busy round these parts.
We took a trip to the other side of the world.
I'll post some more pictures of that soon.
Then I took another awesome trip to Kansas City that I can't wait to write about.
And I've been taking pictures.
Lots and lots.
Pictures for me, pictures of G-Man, and pictures of wonderful people that I feel so fortunate to be meeting. You can check out my photography blog if you want to see the wonderful people.
For now, I need some sleep. But I promise I'll be here more often.
Especially since we have another season of SYTYCD to enjoy together.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Gap Casting Call
It's that time of year again. The time of year where I enter cute pictures of G-Man in the Gap Casting Call and he doesn't win. ;)
For this picture:
Vote here
For this picture:
Vote here
For this picture:
Vote here
And for this picture:
Vote here
If you want to vote for all four, that would be awesome.
If nothing else, I love that I had an excuse to take some fun pictures of him over the last couple weeks. He's getting pretty good about posing and/or looking at the camera if I can catch him in the right mood.
He totally gets robbed, I tell you.
One thing that is new this year is a voting competition for Fan Favorite. I entered the second to last day of the casting call this year, so we're a little behind in the voting, but if you have time to vote for him (you can vote once a day until November 17), here are the links:
For this picture:
Vote here
For this picture:
Vote here
For this picture:
Vote here
And for this picture:
Vote here
If you want to vote for all four, that would be awesome.
If nothing else, I love that I had an excuse to take some fun pictures of him over the last couple weeks. He's getting pretty good about posing and/or looking at the camera if I can catch him in the right mood.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
TV Night!
It's the "Green Mile" episode of SYTYCD tonight. I love that dancers handle themselves so well in situations like this. Of course they're disappointed, but they don't act like the AI singers when some of them get cut.
Loved the new credits with the Season 5 kids! Awesome.
I'm really glad they are showing some of the dancers that weren't profiled during the auditions. And hooray! Bianca the Tapper! And three kids from Utah! (Mollee, Ashleigh and Ryan) Looks like a great Top 20.
And Glee was so cute tonight. I would really like Matthew Morrisson to do more singing than rapping, but I loved all the dancing. And I'm thrilled the wife was no where to be seen in tonight's episode.
Loved the new credits with the Season 5 kids! Awesome.
I'm really glad they are showing some of the dancers that weren't profiled during the auditions. And hooray! Bianca the Tapper! And three kids from Utah! (Mollee, Ashleigh and Ryan) Looks like a great Top 20.
And Glee was so cute tonight. I would really like Matthew Morrisson to do more singing than rapping, but I loved all the dancing. And I'm thrilled the wife was no where to be seen in tonight's episode.
Improv Everywhere - Grocery Store Musical
I follow the blog of a very creative, fantastic photographer in NYC named Katie Sokoler. She comes up with such great projects. Perhaps the best gig she has is as the photographer for a group called Improv Everywhere. I first heard about them on NPR and have checked in with their exploits periodically. It's awesome. Katie posted a blog about their latest mission. You must check it out if you have time:
Color Me Katie: Grocery Store Musical
Blog post from Improv Everywhere:
Grocery Store Musical
Some other favorite Improv Everywhere missions:
Surprise Wedding Reception
Subway Yearbook Photos
Human Mirror
And their most famous and most hilarious mission,
No Pants Subway Ride
Color Me Katie: Grocery Store Musical
Blog post from Improv Everywhere:
Grocery Store Musical
Some other favorite Improv Everywhere missions:
Surprise Wedding Reception
Subway Yearbook Photos
Human Mirror
And their most famous and most hilarious mission,
No Pants Subway Ride
Sunday, October 4, 2009
October so far...
We went looking for some of these...
...and also found some awesome pinecones (acorns to G-Man).
Isn't that an adorable face?
Then, we went to pick some of these...
...and we ate a whole bunch.
Sometimes two at a time.
We paused by some pumpkins for a quick photo op...
...and then got back to the very important business of eating apples.
And thankfully, we captured what may be one of my favorite photos of all time:
Happy October, everyone!
...and also found some awesome pinecones (acorns to G-Man).
Isn't that an adorable face?
Then, we went to pick some of these...
...and we ate a whole bunch.
Sometimes two at a time.
We paused by some pumpkins for a quick photo op...
...and then got back to the very important business of eating apples.
And thankfully, we captured what may be one of my favorite photos of all time:
Happy October, everyone!
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